Neglected by Hennessey is a genre-defying crime fiction masterpiece that immerses readers in the gritty criminal world of Spanish Harlem. The story follows the central character Venney, a conflicted youth navigating treachery and testing loyalty in the drug trade. The morally ambiguous narrative brilliantly portrays compromised characters, blending individual agency with systemic forces, and culminating in a powerful climax that captures the urban essence with gritty realism and poetic beauty.